Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16

Tae suggestion Is made in some quarters that the
best way toprevent the growth OF anarchy in this
country Is 10 shut out those classes OF foreigners
who furnish leaders and supporters to the doc
trine- To-day the United states is an asylum for
all people OF the earth, except the Chinese Yet If
we are 10 judge FROM recent events the Chinese
are far less harmful than the anarchist element
that has crept In with the great and desirable
body OF immigrants from Germany The Chinese
even where they have settled denSely and done
their worst In competition with American laborers.
have not bred such disasters as the active leaders
and agitators OF the anarchist stripe Notwith-
standing this preponderanee OF credit in favor
the Chinese it does not follow that Ger
man immigration Is TO be forbidden as
that OF the Chinese was The Chinese II objec-
tionable are so as a mass. The exceptions are few
and far between that would prove the anti-Chinese
law unjust The reverse Is the case In regard TO
the German immigrants that have landed on our
shores. There is small percentage OF anarchists
and criminals among them, while to the orderly
Industrious German population In this country we
owe no small part or the general prosperity and
advancement OF the newly settled sections OF the
West. The German has also, let IL be said always
asslmilated well with the native born American
The only way 20 keep down the anarchists
Is 20 look sharply after them after they come here
With such careful detective work Is done In New
York, there need De no alarm One considerable
It1SOu why Iafcu 50 DaUly IN contend ny
with the enemies OF law and order was the fact
that the city trusted 10 private rather than
Official detectives strict and intelligent police
surveillance, and not prescription in the inmigra-
ton laws Is the need in this trying Juncture
Mr.. Howard Atkinson's solution OF the fisheries
dif1iculty, which Is simply the purchase by the
United states OF Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and
Newfoundland, which embrace the disputed fish
Ing grounds, Is good one II the advantage OF a
permanent settlement OF the controversy Is con-
sitered- Mr. seward bought Alaska TO determine
the possession Of the Pacific coast at time
when there was apprehension Of trouble with En-
gland over the matter. our Mexican boundary
has been improved by purchase and no one OF
course, would gainsay the wisdom OF the Louis
lana purchase. But Is England likely to sell the
mouth Of the st. Lawrence? The Canadian Pacifc
railroad Is already terroriZed by the fear that the
Northern Pacific viii tap the business OF Manitoba
BY feeder running 70 Winnipeg, and the ST. LAW
renee being poor winter outlet, the Dominion
people have been trying TO get a lins TO Boston
which would be good winter port for them. The
sale OF the provinces Mr.. Atkinson names would
practically tie up the Canadian Pacific system and
place Canada under the Jurisdiction OF our customs
service The map OF the United States would not
be materially changed The northernmost point
OF our territory would be the Straits OF Belle Isle
under the hfty-nrst instead OF the for.y-ninfh
parallel But those provinces can't be had for a
song